Around 400 Kenyan soldiers have arrived at the border town of Liboi to prepare for a push toward a key Somali town, reports say.

Helicopter gunships attacked suspected al-Qaida fighters in southern Somalia a today – a day after US forces launched airstrikes in the eastern African nation.

Helicopter gunships were today seen launching new attacks in Somalia, close to the scene of a US airstrike aimed at suspected al-Qaida terrorists.

Ethiopia’s prime minister said in an interview published today that suspected terrorists from Canada, Britain, Pakistan and elsewhere have been among those taken prisoner or injured in military operations in Somalia.

The US launched at least two airstrikes on different locations against terror targets in Somalia, an official and witnesses said today.